王顾左右而言他 in English wang2 gu4 zuo3 you4 er2 yan2 ta1 Meaning

Meanings

  • the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
  • to digress from the topic of discussion (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

王 顾 左 右 而 言 他

Traditional Characters

王 顧 左 右 而 言 他

Pinyin

wang2 gu4 zuo3 you4 er2 yan2 ta1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

王wang2surname Wang 顾gu4surname Gu 左zuo3surname Zuo 右you4right (-hand) 而er2and 言yan2words 他ta1he or him